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Rachel M. Palinski

Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceORCID 0000-0003-4120-8951Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Julia Thomas· 3 shared Suelee Robbe‐AustermaniD· 3 shared Sekhar KambakamiD· 2 shared Alec Thompson· 1 shared Gleeson MurphyiD· 1 shared Jeffery T. AlfrediD· 1 shared Jessica A. HicksiD· 1 shared Karthik K. Shanmuganatham· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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MicrobiologyFrontiers in MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedSep 29, 2026

Confirmation of gamma irradiation mediated inactivation of a Vero adapted African swine fever virus Lisbon 60 strain for molecular assays

Sekhar Kambakam, Julia Thomas, Tod P. Stuber…·Rachel M. Palinski

This study confirms that gamma irradiation at 50 kGy fully inactivates ASFV while preserving nucleic acid integrity for molecular assays.

DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1882729

DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

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Molecular BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedJun 3, 2026

Validation of a molecular workflow for Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) identification in field samples

Rachel M. Palinski, Jessica A. Hicks, Jeffery T. Alfred…·Suelee Robbe‐Austerman

The paper develops and validates molecular assays for rapid and accurate identification of Cochliomyia hominivorax in field samples, complementing morphological methods.

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DNA methylationexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic InvestigationPeer-reviewedMar 25, 2026

Rapid identification of African swine fever virus in diagnostic samples using CRISPR-Cas

Sekhar Kambakam, Julia Thomas, Suelee Robbe‐Austerman…·Rachel M. Palinski

This paper develops a CRISPR-Cas12a assay for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of African Swine Fever Virus in diagnostic samples, achieving high sensitivity and specificity comparable to qPCR.

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experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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